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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Corrie Ten Boom

As an avid reader, I enjoy a good book. Consequently people frequently lend me books in the belief that I will be inspired by their contents. One such book I was recently lent was The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. I'm yet to read it, but I understand it is the story of a Dutch girl and her sister that get arrested by the nazis for hiding Jews. They are detained in a concentration camp where they maintain their faith in God with the help of a hidden Bible.Quite a remarkable story. However, I do have my concerns. Concentration camp inmates were frequently strip searched by guards looking for valuables. Bibles are generally fairly large. Even a pocket sized bible would easily be spotted during one of these searches. So where did they hide in when they were naked?I think perhaps the title should be changed. Certain parts of the human anatomy do not need attention drawn to them!